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i think it's in washington, i really do. this is a hugely significant policy day. >> obama definitely wins the news cycle. definitely wind beneath his wings and when you talk about romney wants to return to other stuff, that other stuff would be the one thing that he can talk about. he is a one trick pony. all he talks about is jobs. >> that's all american people care about. >> too bad he didn't create jobs in massachusetts. he lowered the unemployment rate because people left the state. that's not actually lowering -- >> that's not true. >> that is actually true. it's not actually creating new jobs for people. fleeing massachusetts to find work and moving to the south. >> number one issue people care about this year, jobs. it's with one thing obama doesn't. he's got 19 weeks left. >> he doesn't have a play. >> we're waiting to hear his plan on that and many others. >> thank you, mark murray. leaving the day's developments in the clear. krystal clear and here's a taste of a new album i'm wearing. fiona apple's new album. ♪
i think it's in washington, i really do. this is a hugely significant policy day. >> obama definitely wins the news cycle. definitely wind beneath his wings and when you talk about romney wants to return to other stuff, that other stuff would be the one thing that he can talk about. he is a one trick pony. all he talks about is jobs. >> that's all american people care about. >> too bad he didn't create jobs in massachusetts. he lowered the unemployment rate because people left...
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you know, the nra has been a very powerful lobby in washington. they have spent, you know, this past elengz cycle spent $18 million to -- on issue ads and a million dollars in direct contributions to political candidates. >> when you start -- 15 seconds to you catherine, will this happen, will this change in this coming congress? >> if congress is successful in taking care of the fiscal cliff is an indicator i can say no. >> thanks to all of you. >> thanks for having us. >> join us tomorrow from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. eastern. and we will be joined by tennessee republican congresswoman blackburn and congressman cohen. and be sure to catch "meet the press." check the local listings for that time. until then, have a very great saturday afternoon.
you know, the nra has been a very powerful lobby in washington. they have spent, you know, this past elengz cycle spent $18 million to -- on issue ads and a million dollars in direct contributions to political candidates. >> when you start -- 15 seconds to you catherine, will this happen, will this change in this coming congress? >> if congress is successful in taking care of the fiscal cliff is an indicator i can say no. >> thanks to all of you. >> thanks for having us....
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msnbc ctributor jonathan capehart editorial writer at "the washington post" and josh earnest press secretary during president obama's second term. thanks to all of you for being here. josh, what is a really big day for former president obama, what are your expectations? we've talked a lot about the fact that we don't expect him to engage president trump. what are you expecting? >> kristin, who says you can't go home again? president obama is going home again both to the community where he got his start in public service and back to the issues that really animated his calling into public service. he's going to have a conversation with young people talking about what they can do to be engaged in their community and particularly in a community struggling economically right now. this is how he got his start in public service. he's going to go back. >> as we've been talking about, the wildcard in all of this, he's going to speak and take some questions from some of these young people. they may ask him about president trump's record so far on things like immigration, health care. is that going to
msnbc ctributor jonathan capehart editorial writer at "the washington post" and josh earnest press secretary during president obama's second term. thanks to all of you for being here. josh, what is a really big day for former president obama, what are your expectations? we've talked a lot about the fact that we don't expect him to engage president trump. what are you expecting? >> kristin, who says you can't go home again? president obama is going home again both to the...
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the "news nation" is following major news out of of washington. president obama's dual purpose news conference taking questions and even firing back at republicans as fiscal cliff negotiations seem to have once again come to a stand still. the president officially unveiled his next move to find a solution to a "wake up call to deal with gun violence " following the massacre in connecticut. vetoing john boehner's plan b. if current negotiations fall through. >> it actually means a tax increase for millions of working families across the country at the same time as folks like me would be getting a tax break. that violates the core principals that were debated during the course of this election. i'm going to continue to talk to the speaker and the other leaders in congress, but ultimately they have to make sure the middle class taxes do not go up and that we have a balanced responsible package of deficit reduck. it's hard for them to say yes to me. but at some point they have got to take me out of it. think about their voters. >> let me bring in the
the "news nation" is following major news out of of washington. president obama's dual purpose news conference taking questions and even firing back at republicans as fiscal cliff negotiations seem to have once again come to a stand still. the president officially unveiled his next move to find a solution to a "wake up call to deal with gun violence " following the massacre in connecticut. vetoing john boehner's plan b. if current negotiations fall through. >> it...
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and to eliminate all obama care protections for labor unions and subsidies for elected officials in washington. no matter which door we choose, looks like we'll be back in needless crisis plan by the new year. we start with peter alexander at the white house and luke russert on the hill. they are about to bring the house democratic leaders into the oval office. what do you think the message will be? >> reporter: i hope you give me points for the cliches let's see how many i can hit. working they are on the same page that their ducks are in the row and another one, that they are trying to shore up support. that's a very -- they could walk it back, it's unlikely. it's all about lining it up. this is all about maintaining that sort of unified efforts the democrats have had throughout the shutdown and debt ceiling crisis. obviously the republicans have struggled with that internal battle between the tea party bloc and more moderate republicans. this is what the white house is hoping to make sure that whenever anything does come out of the senator potentially out of the house later that everybody a
and to eliminate all obama care protections for labor unions and subsidies for elected officials in washington. no matter which door we choose, looks like we'll be back in needless crisis plan by the new year. we start with peter alexander at the white house and luke russert on the hill. they are about to bring the house democratic leaders into the oval office. what do you think the message will be? >> reporter: i hope you give me points for the cliches let's see how many i can hit....
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washington is broken, let's throw all the bums out. but abby, this time might be a little bit different. one of the poll numbers that really struck me, 63% want to replace their current member of congress with someone else. that's the highest percentage on that question dating back to 1992. there's a lot of dissatisfaction out there. the question is whether that still remains the case a year from now. >> right. mark, dig into who these people are we're talking about, the 30% who want an independent, the folks who won't self-identify as democrats or republicans. do they self-identify with more liberal, more conservative? do they identify with the tea party, or is it really sort of a mixed bag? >> krystal, that's a great question. i ended up digging into the cross tabs this morning to find an answer. the overwhelming number of folks who say they want a third party, and it shouldn't be surprising, are independent voters. these are the people who are usually in the middle. they aren't either usually democrats or republicans. but this was a
washington is broken, let's throw all the bums out. but abby, this time might be a little bit different. one of the poll numbers that really struck me, 63% want to replace their current member of congress with someone else. that's the highest percentage on that question dating back to 1992. there's a lot of dissatisfaction out there. the question is whether that still remains the case a year from now. >> right. mark, dig into who these people are we're talking about, the 30% who want an...
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let me bring in jennifer who is from maryland university, and she helped to organize the rally in washington, d.c., and thank you for joining me, jennifer. obviously, the rallies are spreading through the weekend and we saw a tremendous turnout from new york and washington, d.c. and coast to coast, and what is the next level, or does the drum beet continue on the social media? and in hopes that the pressure somehow does work? >> well, yeah we hope that the pressure does work, and also, for people to actually see it is not just about the social media activism, but taking the next step to go out to do more steps. it is not just protesting, but writing the senators to ask what america is doing for nigeria is important. >> and we have heard from the press secretary for president obama jay carney that the nigerian government has not made a request for assistance, and so it would appear logically that the administration even your congressmen nor senators can't do much until the nigerian government asks for that requests, is there a way to pressure the president of nigeria and his cabinet, a nd wha
let me bring in jennifer who is from maryland university, and she helped to organize the rally in washington, d.c., and thank you for joining me, jennifer. obviously, the rallies are spreading through the weekend and we saw a tremendous turnout from new york and washington, d.c. and coast to coast, and what is the next level, or does the drum beet continue on the social media? and in hopes that the pressure somehow does work? >> well, yeah we hope that the pressure does work, and also,...
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tell us the significance of these results in washington state tonight. >> page, it is important to note these caucuses are a non-binding contest. the actual delegates won'ting be allocated until a later time t provides momentum. mitt romney will be able to keep the momentum he got from wins tuesday's contest in michigan and arizona and heading into super tuesday, really almost have that momentum. it ent with a just -- two or three weeks ago we saw rick santorum rack up some caucus wins in the states of minnesota and colorado, and that momentum allowed him to be able to make a real big run and give mitt romney a run for his money in michigan. this is about momentum right now heading into the big super tuesday contest. >> so rick santorum and ron paul, number two, have a lot to do to make up for super tuesday to really get momentum to catch up with mitt romney, right? >> that's right. mitt romney has the delegate lead right now. he is the one who has the superior organization, more money, and what we're going to be watching to see on super tuesday is the all important contest in ohio, a r
tell us the significance of these results in washington state tonight. >> page, it is important to note these caucuses are a non-binding contest. the actual delegates won'ting be allocated until a later time t provides momentum. mitt romney will be able to keep the momentum he got from wins tuesday's contest in michigan and arizona and heading into super tuesday, really almost have that momentum. it ent with a just -- two or three weeks ago we saw rick santorum rack up some caucus wins in...
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fear of what these men and women in washington, d.c. will do or not. >> sure. >> paralysis leads to paralysis in the rest of the country. the worst result for rem krats would is that ke quester is the new normal. that's not a crisis. we experience it monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. we just get used to it. what that doesn't take into account is if you are a 3 to 5-year-old child, no longer get medical care and a free breakfast or a start on early childhood education. that's not what congress cares about. >> quickly here with the members of congress to donate their salary. there should be a challenge issued give up to head start or a program for learning. >> the salvation army should set up outside of congress and ring their bells and have the cameras pointed to every congress person as they leave the chamber and show how much they put in that pot. i don't think they are going to leave very much. >> roger simon, it's great to talk with you and see you soon. coming up next on "news nation" -- >> i ask each of to you pray for me. >> a
fear of what these men and women in washington, d.c. will do or not. >> sure. >> paralysis leads to paralysis in the rest of the country. the worst result for rem krats would is that ke quester is the new normal. that's not a crisis. we experience it monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday. we just get used to it. what that doesn't take into account is if you are a 3 to 5-year-old child, no longer get medical care and a free breakfast or a start on early childhood education. that's not...
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. >> "the washington post" asked the question who do you trouft protect the middle class. president obama 58%, republicans 32%. one thing that's lost in this plan b that was proposed by speaker boehner would have cut food stamp, meals on wheels. that's not why congressman huelskamp and others were opposed to plan b. they were opposed that nothing should to be done to include taxes. >> and unemployment benefits. they don't care about the poor and middle class. they care about protecting billionaires and billionaires who don't need it. these people should resign. they obviously have no interest in governing. they only have an interest -- >> they won't resign. >> we have no interest in doing stopping what president obama is doing. i don't know how you get anything done. this is an inconceivable dilemma. i can't think of what the words are for a solution. these are people against veterans benefits, veterans jobs bill, u.n. disability treaty, people against chuck haggle being secretary of defense and susan rice against secretary of state. they are against anything. anything pos
. >> "the washington post" asked the question who do you trouft protect the middle class. president obama 58%, republicans 32%. one thing that's lost in this plan b that was proposed by speaker boehner would have cut food stamp, meals on wheels. that's not why congressman huelskamp and others were opposed to plan b. they were opposed that nothing should to be done to include taxes. >> and unemployment benefits. they don't care about the poor and middle class. they care...
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hillary clinton calls the name of the washington redskins name, quote, insensitive. what she to say. it's one of the things we thought you should know. from hollywood or from people who, i guess, live in hollywood? what sparked orlando bloom to reportedly throw a punch at justin bieber? people are tweeting that orlando bloom is a hero. i didn't know justin bieber had that many enemies. it's one of the strangest stories out there today around the "newsnation." today her doctor has her on a bayer aspirin regimen to help reduce the risk of another one. if you've had a heart attack be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. hey there, i just got my bill, and i see that it includes my fico® credit score. yup, you get it free each month to help you avoid surprises with your credit. good. i hate surprises. surprise! at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card and see your fico® credit score. >>> welcome back. in a few hours the republican controlled house of representatives is set to begin debate on a bill authorizing a lawsuit
hillary clinton calls the name of the washington redskins name, quote, insensitive. what she to say. it's one of the things we thought you should know. from hollywood or from people who, i guess, live in hollywood? what sparked orlando bloom to reportedly throw a punch at justin bieber? people are tweeting that orlando bloom is a hero. i didn't know justin bieber had that many enemies. it's one of the strangest stories out there today around the "newsnation." today her doctor has her...
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let's go back to washington. sean spicer with the daily briefing. >> secretary mnuchin has some comments he would like to make. so without further ado, the ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley. >> we've had an exciting day in d.c. we are hosting the members of the security council and when you think of that, this is the most powerful group that decides sanctions, relief, any sort of conflict that comes up, this is the group. and so the idea that they were able to come to d.c. is overwhelming for them. they are extremely pleased. we started the morning at the blair house with senators graham and congressman smith and congresswoman bass. so they had a lot of interaction talking about issues from budget all the way to peacekeeping issues, as well as conflicts in north korea and syria and with the problems in iran. so it was a very healthy discussion the. from there, we came over to the white house, and the president greeted all of the members, had his picture taken with them. and we all sat down with lunch.
let's go back to washington. sean spicer with the daily briefing. >> secretary mnuchin has some comments he would like to make. so without further ado, the ambassador to the united nations, nikki haley. >> we've had an exciting day in d.c. we are hosting the members of the security council and when you think of that, this is the most powerful group that decides sanctions, relief, any sort of conflict that comes up, this is the group. and so the idea that they were able to come to...
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an inside washington reporter knows better than anyone what's going on there. jackie, i want to get your response. we were just talking about the poll numbers in the last block that are absolutely abysmal for republicans. i wanted you to respond to this quote, if you're here to dismantle the federal government, if that is your idealogy and that is your concern, you don't care whether we've got a 9% approval rating or not or to put it another way, our having a 9% approval rating suits your purposes. people like ted cruz at all impressed or concerned by these poll numbers? >> i don't think ted cruz is concerned. a lot of his fellow republicans are. he's has a solid red state who doesn't have things to worry about like people like charlie dent, a republican from pennsylvania, they are looking at their districts and little bit more concerned. not ted cruz and his colleagues in the house who are in conservative districts because their constituents are saying, shut down the government and make sure obama care is repealed. that's what they are hearing when they go hom
an inside washington reporter knows better than anyone what's going on there. jackie, i want to get your response. we were just talking about the poll numbers in the last block that are absolutely abysmal for republicans. i wanted you to respond to this quote, if you're here to dismantle the federal government, if that is your idealogy and that is your concern, you don't care whether we've got a 9% approval rating or not or to put it another way, our having a 9% approval rating suits your...
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i don't know if washington can do more than one thing. i don't know, sometimes they can't do one thing at a time. thank you for your time, though ask congrats, as well. you are getting the macchiavelli award by the italian leadership council. that's a big deal, sir. >> thank you very much, craig. jim messina and a big weekend for your former boss, as well. the president taking part in the national day of service as part of his inaugural weekend and one of the people joining him for that event actress angela bass basset, i'll talk to her next live on msnbc. [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's
i don't know if washington can do more than one thing. i don't know, sometimes they can't do one thing at a time. thank you for your time, though ask congrats, as well. you are getting the macchiavelli award by the italian leadership council. that's a big deal, sir. >> thank you very much, craig. jim messina and a big weekend for your former boss, as well. the president taking part in the national day of service as part of his inaugural weekend and one of the people joining him for that...
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red flag warnings across 24 states and washington, d.c. look at that map. fortunately wildfires are considered under control. other states like virginia lost over 700 acres to the fires. heat with the high-performance hydrazinc formula, helps lock in scalp moisture for hair that's up to 100% flake-free. head & shoulders active sport for men. wash confidence in. three words dad, e-trade financial consultants. they'll hook you up with a solid plan. wa-- wa-- wait a minute; bobby? bobby! what are you doing man? i'm speed dating! [ male announcer ] get investing advice for your family at e-trade. hanging over us. hindering economic growth. it's time for some common sense -- people in congress who'll come together and put partisan politics aside. not with radical schemes that gamble with america's future. but with a plan that requires washington to balance the budget the right way -- protecting the priorities of america's families. tell congress to pass a common sense balanced budget -- now. sign the petition at center-forward.org. the day starts with arthritis
red flag warnings across 24 states and washington, d.c. look at that map. fortunately wildfires are considered under control. other states like virginia lost over 700 acres to the fires. heat with the high-performance hydrazinc formula, helps lock in scalp moisture for hair that's up to 100% flake-free. head & shoulders active sport for men. wash confidence in. three words dad, e-trade financial consultants. they'll hook you up with a solid plan. wa-- wa-- wait a minute; bobby? bobby! what...
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. >> pete williams, live for us there in washington. when is the next day that we can expect a decision from the court? >> thursday. >> we're keeping an eye on this hearing, secretary state blinken testifying virtually in front of the committee. >>> plus here on this show as joe manchin infuriates progressives. infuriates progressives ♪ making a fire ♪ by: foo fighters the best part of stepping into the spotlight isn't the awards or the acclaim. the best part of stepping into the spotlight is helping others step into theirs. ♪♪ - i'm norm. ste- i'm szasz.s. [norm] and we live in columbia, missouri. we do consulting, but we also write. [szasz] we take care of ourselves constantly; it's important. we walk three to five times a week, a couple miles at a time. - we've both been taking prevagen for a little more than 11 years now. after about 30 days of taking it, we noticed clarity that we didn't notice before. - it's still helping me. i still notice a difference. prevagen. healthier brain. better life. oh! don't burn down the duple
. >> pete williams, live for us there in washington. when is the next day that we can expect a decision from the court? >> thursday. >> we're keeping an eye on this hearing, secretary state blinken testifying virtually in front of the committee. >>> plus here on this show as joe manchin infuriates progressives. infuriates progressives ♪ making a fire ♪ by: foo fighters the best part of stepping into the spotlight isn't the awards or the acclaim. the best part of...
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now a new push in washington hopes to change that. >> it is an affordability issue. senator tim cane is leading the way on the issue. yet the ca hospitals in the states like virginia that allow use of maryland cannot offer that as a solution. >> leah kunz is still doing that. >> if we don't want pharmaceuticals, awesome. that should not be the only option. >>> the va does not have a position on bills that authorization cannabis use for vets. they cannot help those who get it but they will not be denied use. >> i always tell people that's the best job i ever had. >> was in the air force? >> the air force. you just want to see them open the door to something that was tig matized that you found as a miracle plant for you. >> not almost, it is. >> part of the reason they argue is that it expands the tool kit for their doctors. right now there are only two drugs approved. so some advocates are now saying, okay, this might be the time to open the door to something new that they say works. just minutes from now senator joe manchin here in washington set to meet with the tex
now a new push in washington hopes to change that. >> it is an affordability issue. senator tim cane is leading the way on the issue. yet the ca hospitals in the states like virginia that allow use of maryland cannot offer that as a solution. >> leah kunz is still doing that. >> if we don't want pharmaceuticals, awesome. that should not be the only option. >>> the va does not have a position on bills that authorization cannabis use for vets. they cannot help those who...
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in washington and what does that say to you? >> the poll showed republicans with a one point advantage on the question on which party better handles trying to change washington. that was a surprise, given it is republicans that are in charge. we have seen democrats leaning in to health care, not talking as much about a culture of corruption or their own version of draining the swamp, trying to bring change. they want to stick to pocketbook issues, talk health care. one of the big reasons why i talk to democratic strategists and that do focus groups, they believe voters get more depressed the more you talk about washington and donald trump, in a way leaning in on health care is something you're able to talk about, an issue that doesn't demoralize your base or segment the base that don't want to talk about the president. >> i'm going to ask you, you did so much prognosticating, following the close closely, when you look at 2016 and today, do you feel there's a big difference, does it feel the same to you? what's your take? >> my t
in washington and what does that say to you? >> the poll showed republicans with a one point advantage on the question on which party better handles trying to change washington. that was a surprise, given it is republicans that are in charge. we have seen democrats leaning in to health care, not talking as much about a culture of corruption or their own version of draining the swamp, trying to bring change. they want to stick to pocketbook issues, talk health care. one of the big reasons...
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robert barnes is the correspondent for the "washington post." how does this arizona law work and why do some folks say that it violates federal law? >> well, this is a part of the federal law called the motor voter law which makes it easier for people to register to vote. with part of this law, you can mail in your registration request and you sign that you swear that you were a citizen under oath. and send it in. what arizona wants to do is in those forms, they want you to also provide some sort of proof that you are a citizen. a driver's license number or if you don't have that, then a copy of a birth certificate or something like that. >> why are some folks saying it violates federal law? >> well, the federal law on registration says all you have to do is fill out this card. and it says that states must use this form. so the conflict is whether or not arizona can add a requirement on to that. no one says that noncitizens should vote. everyone agrees that they can't. the question is whether arizona can require them to prove that they are citiz
robert barnes is the correspondent for the "washington post." how does this arizona law work and why do some folks say that it violates federal law? >> well, this is a part of the federal law called the motor voter law which makes it easier for people to register to vote. with part of this law, you can mail in your registration request and you sign that you swear that you were a citizen under oath. and send it in. what arizona wants to do is in those forms, they want you to also...
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i'm andrea mitchell in washington. not all there, but back well enough, i hope. we just heard from president obama in the last hour. right now there's plenty of buzz about the comments made by another commander in chief in an exclusive "mee
i'm andrea mitchell in washington. not all there, but back well enough, i hope. we just heard from president obama in the last hour. right now there's plenty of buzz about the comments made by another commander in chief in an exclusive "mee
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how are you going to be when you get back to washington, d.c., because here we are. we kicked the can down the road, bought a little more time, but how do you think it be in january. >> and when i get back i'll have a little more sleep. we're raring to go. the committee's raring go. i know paul ripe and the budget committee, both democrats and republicans, this is what we asked for for six months. this is what harry reid asked for 18 different times and we're just getting around to negotiate the budget. we passed the budget six years ago and here we are today, thomas, and here are the results. >> do you think there's an opportunity for that. you bring up that paul ryan is going to be involved with this and budget chair patty murray. they're going to be heading there created by the house deal. do you think that a grand bargain is even a palatable opportunity here? >> don't forget. besides talking about this budget, in order to get this 2k3wr57bd deal you talk about, you're going have to talk about entitlements. there's no way to get around that. it's on the table. the
how are you going to be when you get back to washington, d.c., because here we are. we kicked the can down the road, bought a little more time, but how do you think it be in january. >> and when i get back i'll have a little more sleep. we're raring to go. the committee's raring go. i know paul ripe and the budget committee, both democrats and republicans, this is what we asked for for six months. this is what harry reid asked for 18 different times and we're just getting around to...
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i'm andrea mitchell in washington. millions of floridians on alert at this hour bracing for updates on that hurricane. hurricane dorian's path as this category 2 hurricane infence ti ifies. a new advisory forecasting sustained wind gusts above 100 miles per hour within a storm that's continuing to grow in size and strength. florida governor ron desantis this morning touring facilities across the state. with the path of the storm uncertain, local officials have to try to figure out how to make sure people don't evacuate too soon and head into the path of the hurricane. president trump canceled his trip to poland to monitor dorian's developments. joining me now, michelle grossman in new york. what do we know about the path? is it any clearer? >> it looks to be somewhere along the eastern coast. we have a cone uncertainty. it will take a few days to hone in, but it looks now that the possibility is in parts of southern florida. the biggest take away is it's starting to slow down. we'll see it dasticalslow down miles per h
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>> i think it is inside baseball in washington. what's going to be the biggest issue of 2012 elections is jobs. that's the number one thing. we can spend all the time we want in washington talking about the war in congress and legislation and i don't think the voters really care. this is a big win for democrats. first one they had in congress. can they translate it into momentum for 2012? >> you have the president's state of the union around when the payroll tax expires. it is a chance for mitt romney and newt gingrich to distinguish from each other. gingrich indicated he is willing to weigh into the fights. romney said he is not going to at all. there's an opportunity to lead the gop caucus, show that they'll be a leader or to punt on this all together. i think it hurt romney to be completely quiet on this issue. >> is that silence heard? >> i think so. gingrich is an opportunity to show case what he did as speaker of the house. also, what's he going to say about john boehner and his leadership, what's he going to say about what h
>> i think it is inside baseball in washington. what's going to be the biggest issue of 2012 elections is jobs. that's the number one thing. we can spend all the time we want in washington talking about the war in congress and legislation and i don't think the voters really care. this is a big win for democrats. first one they had in congress. can they translate it into momentum for 2012? >> you have the president's state of the union around when the payroll tax expires. it is a...
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i think it's that they are looking for somebody in washington to finally have their back. i think that they have found that person and she is a warrio for regular folks. i think the clinton foundation money shows that. i think the fact that over half are meetings they looked at in the first half of her term were clinton donors. i think the american people are sick and tired of nobody seem to go have their back. >> american people are without a doubt frustrated. you need to know what their back stands for. >> sure. >> what is his position on immigration? >> i think it is very plain that donald trump is going to ask you are the border first and foremost. most americans that's their biggest concern it is very clear he want to build the wall and make the border secure. he is thinking about how he goes through improving the immigration system that is very broken and needs fixing, needs repair. you know, to me it's clear he is thinking through that. i think as he sits down with people in the coming days -- he can clarify that. that's his job. i do know that for the americans who
i think it's that they are looking for somebody in washington to finally have their back. i think that they have found that person and she is a warrio for regular folks. i think the clinton foundation money shows that. i think the fact that over half are meetings they looked at in the first half of her term were clinton donors. i think the american people are sick and tired of nobody seem to go have their back. >> american people are without a doubt frustrated. you need to know what their...
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joining us from washington is pete williams. pete, a little bit earlier i heard you describe this release of a statement as unusual. explain why that is and what exactly is going on here. >> unusual for several reasons, i think, katy, because first of all, everybody has to talk around this thing because it's classified and most of us haven't seen it. the fbi's seen it and they say, first of all, this shouldn't come out because it deals with classified material. the fbi takes its obligation to the process very seriously. this was an application for a warrant from the foreign intelligence surveillance act. the classified court to monitor the communications of an american suspected of dealing with the russians. secondly, though, they say this memo written by committee staff which was reviewed by fbi shouldn't come out because it is incomplete and misleading. i'll read what they say. as expressed during our initial are you ever we have grave concerns about material omissions of fact that fundamentally impact the memo's accuracy. in
joining us from washington is pete williams. pete, a little bit earlier i heard you describe this release of a statement as unusual. explain why that is and what exactly is going on here. >> unusual for several reasons, i think, katy, because first of all, everybody has to talk around this thing because it's classified and most of us haven't seen it. the fbi's seen it and they say, first of all, this shouldn't come out because it deals with classified material. the fbi takes its...
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it very hard to get a ticket to the museum here in washington, d.c. but the president seem to be genuinely moved -- >> it seemed to have an effect on his tone. the tone he used with you was not the blustery president you often see at press conferences or at rallies. >> he seemed somber, he did. you saw dr. ben carson there with him. tim scott, who has become quite the travel buddy of the president. tim scott was with president trump on friday as well and charleston with he toured that boeing and he's sad those two are part of a group of people that he has been talking to about the next steps, how to move forward with regards perhaps to legislation, whether it an executive order. those are the outstanding questions. what is the action going to look like? >> so he is -- he seems to be getting closer to identifying again, you he wants to be the eliminator of that divide, the joiner of people but no recipe yet. >> not kwp prp today i pledge to do everying i can to continue the promise of freedom for african-americans and for every american reminder of why
it very hard to get a ticket to the museum here in washington, d.c. but the president seem to be genuinely moved -- >> it seemed to have an effect on his tone. the tone he used with you was not the blustery president you often see at press conferences or at rallies. >> he seemed somber, he did. you saw dr. ben carson there with him. tim scott, who has become quite the travel buddy of the president. tim scott was with president trump on friday as well and charleston with he toured...
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and a very good morning for washington, it's tuesday, october 23rd, 2013, and this is the daily rundown. i'm kristen welker in for chuck todd. the markets have been flying blind for more than two weeks waiting for the september jobs report, which was delayed by the shutdown. we finally got that report this morning, but it's not moving wall street much one way or the other. take a look. 148,000 jobs were added in september. below what analysts had expected. but we also saw the unemployment rate tick down to 7.2%. the lowest rate in nearly five years. most sectors added jobs. the biggest gains were in business services, transportation and warehousing, government and also construction. the leisure and hospitality sector lost 13,000 jobs. turning to health care's rough rollout and the ongoing technical problems with healthcare.gov, the sprint to fix website is on and the white house may only have about a month to do it. yesterday in a speech in the white house rose garden, the president apologized, acknowledging the rollout has been rocky but defending the law. take a listen to what he had
and a very good morning for washington, it's tuesday, october 23rd, 2013, and this is the daily rundown. i'm kristen welker in for chuck todd. the markets have been flying blind for more than two weeks waiting for the september jobs report, which was delayed by the shutdown. we finally got that report this morning, but it's not moving wall street much one way or the other. take a look. 148,000 jobs were added in september. below what analysts had expected. but we also saw the unemployment rate...
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i'm hallie jackson from washington. i want to bring in our team who's following that election in pennsylvania, because voters are voting. senior political editor mark murray, staff writer for the philadelphia enquirer julia caruso, and vaughn hilliard. vaughn, you are on the ground. what's it like? what are you seeing? >> reporter: we chose your hometown because arguably in the election it's going to tell us a lot. that is why when we were asking voters here about kathy barnette it would give us insight into just how potent and just how much she'd be able to make inroads in these types of suburbs here. when we're going to be looking at the election results tonight, david mccormick and mehmet oz, they were the two republican who were the longtime front-runners over the last few months in the suburbs, the more affluent, well-off suburbs were areas where they were relying on their vote share. suddenly you have kathy barnette come into the equation and become the key player here. that is why when we were talking to voters o
i'm hallie jackson from washington. i want to bring in our team who's following that election in pennsylvania, because voters are voting. senior political editor mark murray, staff writer for the philadelphia enquirer julia caruso, and vaughn hilliard. vaughn, you are on the ground. what's it like? what are you seeing? >> reporter: we chose your hometown because arguably in the election it's going to tell us a lot. that is why when we were asking voters here about kathy barnette it would...
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to everyone in washington, d.c., do not be afraid to act. the time is now. >> i want to ask you about the nra. the nra, wayne lapierre despite being the target of investigations, alleged corruption, all kinds of problems in the nra, yet he can get through to the president and the president can change his mind. >> i hope this time is different. listen, my daughter and other victims of gun violence, they were a cost of doing business for the nra. everyone now sees the way the nra manages its books and it's money. they were nothing more than a massive fund raising operation designed to sell more guns. i hope the president this time tells wayne no. this is the time to get this done. if we fail, everybody who fails as a result who doesn't vote positively for some form of gun safety legislation should be fired from their current job. too many americans are dying. wayne lapierre needs to walk away. he needs to go away. the nra needs to be ignored. >> and let me ask you about walmart. you've made public pleas for walmart to stop selling guns. other
to everyone in washington, d.c., do not be afraid to act. the time is now. >> i want to ask you about the nra. the nra, wayne lapierre despite being the target of investigations, alleged corruption, all kinds of problems in the nra, yet he can get through to the president and the president can change his mind. >> i hope this time is different. listen, my daughter and other victims of gun violence, they were a cost of doing business for the nra. everyone now sees the way the nra...
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mike isikoff in washington. thanks so much. >>> we turn to the middle east where israel is on high alert watching for retaliation for its back to back air strikes against syria. with syria vowing a crushing response, israel has deployed its ant dome missile batteries and closed its northern skies to air traffic. they said the air strikes were iranian made rockets. meanwhile the white house is saying very little so far. correspondent martin fletcher is joining us from tel aviv. the updates we've been getting are certainly not a lot of confirmation coming from israel so much in terms of whether or not they were trying to take out assad but more that they were trying to stop those weapons from getting to hezbollah. is the israeli government formally confirming that now? >> reporter: they've never said a word officially. although some news agencies are quoting israeli officials saying yes, they did it. they attacked two syrian targets twice in three days. so now israel is ready for any syrian retaliation, as you sai
mike isikoff in washington. thanks so much. >>> we turn to the middle east where israel is on high alert watching for retaliation for its back to back air strikes against syria. with syria vowing a crushing response, israel has deployed its ant dome missile batteries and closed its northern skies to air traffic. they said the air strikes were iranian made rockets. meanwhile the white house is saying very little so far. correspondent martin fletcher is joining us from tel aviv. the...
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i want to turn to a staff writer at t"the washington post." there are aspects of this story with many people would say are irrelevant, particularly when a candidate wins office with similar allegations circulated, and that's the point on the side of the trump team and then there's the part that sets off alarm bells in those look at the russia probe. do any of these allegations relate to the potential as a result of the president of the united states to compromise or blackmail? you're analysis? >> you're right, sources i have been speaking to all day say this is really a sign of the extent to which the president and all his men will go to cover up potential misbehavior. i think why this might be relevant to mueller, is because as he's investigating whether or not the trump campaign and trump associates had any dealings with the russians, he's going to say is there any effort to conceal these efforts the way that michael cohen, the way he allegedly paid off this adult porn star stormy daniels to not reveal her relationship with donald trump, so
i want to turn to a staff writer at t"the washington post." there are aspects of this story with many people would say are irrelevant, particularly when a candidate wins office with similar allegations circulated, and that's the point on the side of the trump team and then there's the part that sets off alarm bells in those look at the russia probe. do any of these allegations relate to the potential as a result of the president of the united states to compromise or blackmail? you're...
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. >>> good morning, i'm hallie jackson in washington on this monday along with my nbc news colleagues kara lee outside the white house, garrett haake on capitol hill, gabe gutierrez is joining us live from new york at a mass vaccination site. kara, let me start with you because president biden once we get through the holiday day will have a very busy schedule this week. his focus, his goal, is to get this covid relief package over the finish line. >> reporter: that's right, hallie. he really wants to turn the page on impeachment. sort of start fresh and really lean into pitching his coronavirus relief package. so we're going to see the president for the first time since taking office traveling outside of washington, he will head to milwaukee on tuesday where he will hold a town hall with cnn focused, again, on coronavirus, the pandemic, the need for the white house says this $1.9 trillion package. on thursday he will go to michigan, he will tour a plant where the pfizer vaccine is being manufactured. again, focusing on the pandemic. and on friday he will do a little virtual foreign po
. >>> good morning, i'm hallie jackson in washington on this monday along with my nbc news colleagues kara lee outside the white house, garrett haake on capitol hill, gabe gutierrez is joining us live from new york at a mass vaccination site. kara, let me start with you because president biden once we get through the holiday day will have a very busy schedule this week. his focus, his goal, is to get this covid relief package over the finish line. >> reporter: that's right,...
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we appreciate you making time on your way back from washington. thank you so much. >>> up next, the u.s. as we said has just a few days to get out of afghanistan. the state department says hundreds of americans want to leave. will they make it out? >>> a federal judge sanctions the lawyers who filed a string of frivolous lawsuits, challenging the election results. those stories, and we'll keep you updated on hurricane ida, as the week continues on msnbc. ids the week continues on msnbc. , there's no more fear of missing out. or as i like to say... (crowd) no mo fo mo! download a movie in seconds, while acting in a movie. hyah! while also writing a movie. game on the go on the fastest 5g in the world. he's cheating! (crowd gasps) (whispers) i gotta go! (vo) 5g ultra wideband, available in many major cities. switch to verizon and get up to $1,000 off. (hasan) no mo fo mo forever! (vo) this is more than just a building. it's an ai-powered investment firm with billion-dollar views. a cutting-edge data-security enterprise. yes, with a slide. a perfect
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good evening, i'm chuck todd here in washington. of course my heart is always in the state of florida, and that's where we'll begin mtp tonight. we begin with a trump clone battling an anti-trump progressive in the ultimate proxy battle for 2020. i'm talking about the florida gubernatorial race that you have between republican ron desantis and democrat andrew gillum. already this fight is off to a nasty start just as you'd expect from a proxy battle for 2020 in the trump era. on day one of this contest desantis made comments attacking gillum and gillum and his supporters are calling a racial dog whistle. >> the last thing we need to do is to monkey this up by trying to embrace a socialist agenda with huge tax increases and bankrupting the state. >> it's very clear that mr. desantis is taking a page directly from the campaign manual of donald trump. in the handbook of donald trump, they no longer do whistle calls, they're now using full bullhorns. >> so there you go. we'll have more on these comments and their fallout in just a momen
good evening, i'm chuck todd here in washington. of course my heart is always in the state of florida, and that's where we'll begin mtp tonight. we begin with a trump clone battling an anti-trump progressive in the ultimate proxy battle for 2020. i'm talking about the florida gubernatorial race that you have between republican ron desantis and democrat andrew gillum. already this fight is off to a nasty start just as you'd expect from a proxy battle for 2020 in the trump era. on day one of this...
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. >>> back now to the development in washington that happened in the last 30 minutes. mitch mcconnell acknowledging joe biden as president-elect. congratulating him on his win. president trump has not responded specifically to that at this point. although, he is still tweeting baseless claims of voter fraud as we speak. we're watching for reaction from the white house, the biden team, from other lawmakers to this moment. >> the electoral college has spoken. so today i want to congratulate president-elect joe biden, the president-elect is no stranger to the senate. he's devoted himself to public service for many years. >> with me now is our senior political editor mark murray. a couple topics. how does this change the dynamics? >> the time when joe biden ended up being declared by the networks to be the president-elect to now the electoral college cementing that and now senate majority leader mitch mcconnell tremendous amou from republican voters about the election where polls show the majority of republicans think somehow president trump had this election stolen from h
. >>> back now to the development in washington that happened in the last 30 minutes. mitch mcconnell acknowledging joe biden as president-elect. congratulating him on his win. president trump has not responded specifically to that at this point. although, he is still tweeting baseless claims of voter fraud as we speak. we're watching for reaction from the white house, the biden team, from other lawmakers to this moment. >> the electoral college has spoken. so today i want to...
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it also comes amid other investigations into him, whether it's in atlanta or washington, dc, and when we asked respondents in our poll whether they should stand behind trump or maybe kind of look around with a focus on the general election, nearly 70% of republican primary voters said they would stand behind donald trump. and, jonathan, that to me is very striking, given that context i just laid out to you, but also just the magnetic poll that donald trump still has within his party as you mentioned, it is still very early we'll wait to see what the other investigates in atlanta and washington, dc, bring from the former president, but this poll, i think, comes at a very interesting time as the republican race is starting to mature and right now it shows that the former president still has a big hold on his party. >> certainly more evidence that at least for now, these investigations helping trump within the republican party. a jengeneral election next year might be a possibility president biden may be announced his bid as soon as tomorrow. this poll shows that 70% of americans, 70%70%
it also comes amid other investigations into him, whether it's in atlanta or washington, dc, and when we asked respondents in our poll whether they should stand behind trump or maybe kind of look around with a focus on the general election, nearly 70% of republican primary voters said they would stand behind donald trump. and, jonathan, that to me is very striking, given that context i just laid out to you, but also just the magnetic poll that donald trump still has within his party as you...
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. >>> meanwhile in washington, lawmakers have 24 hours to reach a deal before millions of americans lose federal unemployment and other critical benefits, but that's looking less likely by the hour. negotiations are at an impasse on capitol hill. the white house admitting they are nowhere close to a deal, and we are live on the ground in hot spots across the country. the situation in the three most populated states, california, texas and florida, getting more dire each marking record-high average daily deaths this week. our team is spread out across the country covering it all. garrett haake is on capitol hill and jo ling kent on the economic reports as well as and shannon pettypiece at the white house. garrett, where do negotiations stand right now? we know they're nowhere close but give us an outline of what are some of the sticking points. >> reporter: it's tough to outline sticking points. the negotiations are kind of a disaster, republicans can't agree amongst themselves on their starting position. just yesterday mitch mcconnell said he thinks he'll lose 20 republican votes on anyth
. >>> meanwhile in washington, lawmakers have 24 hours to reach a deal before millions of americans lose federal unemployment and other critical benefits, but that's looking less likely by the hour. negotiations are at an impasse on capitol hill. the white house admitting they are nowhere close to a deal, and we are live on the ground in hot spots across the country. the situation in the three most populated states, california, texas and florida, getting more dire each marking...
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joining me now from "the washington post." welcome. it seems this happened rather quickly this week. what is behind all of it? >> good to see you, alex. it's a bad week to be a currency trader in iran. it's complicated. the pressure has been building on iran's currency for months. this week the bottom seemed to fall out. there's complicated reasons. the sanctions are really having an effect because they're drying up the country's sources of hard currency, such as drying up the oil markets. that's really starting to hurt. >> bottom line here, does it suggest that those, including president obama who urged patience and they said, hey, give the sanctions time to work, were they right? >> well, the iranian leadership suggests that, yes, it's definitely having an impact. there's no question the sanctions are hurting them. the question is whether they'll change their behavior. we've seen signs they're getting nervous and waivering a little bit. those uranium enrichment plants are going strong. >> just recently iran actually offered a 9-step
joining me now from "the washington post." welcome. it seems this happened rather quickly this week. what is behind all of it? >> good to see you, alex. it's a bad week to be a currency trader in iran. it's complicated. the pressure has been building on iran's currency for months. this week the bottom seemed to fall out. there's complicated reasons. the sanctions are really having an effect because they're drying up the country's sources of hard currency, such as drying up the...
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care law, it's actually rather popular, when you encome pass either -- the liberal columnist for "the washington post" actually put this very well. where the health care law has almost been caught in this vicious cycle. it was somewhat unpopular right after passage in 2010, and because of that unpopularism, the democrats have not wanted to talk about it. and romney and other republicans are talking about it a lot. so when democrats are not really touting its achievements, and republicans are doing all the talking, that creates a vicious cycle that all of a sudden the law becomes more unpopular and unpopular. >> does that also dig into people seeing the overall health care laws something not appealing to them, but when you break it down for their families, are we seeing a difference there? >> not a whole lot of difference. what stuck out to me was the 55% who said they wouldn't be impacted either way. you had 18% who actually said the mandate would help them, they would be helped if the mandate was struck down. 35% say 245i8d- >> the health care question mark, good idea, bad idea, no opinion. thi
care law, it's actually rather popular, when you encome pass either -- the liberal columnist for "the washington post" actually put this very well. where the health care law has almost been caught in this vicious cycle. it was somewhat unpopular right after passage in 2010, and because of that unpopularism, the democrats have not wanted to talk about it. and romney and other republicans are talking about it a lot. so when democrats are not really touting its achievements, and...
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this is not the usual washington chatter. there is a lot of that. but this, this is the defining issue of our time. this is a make or break moment for our middle class and folks aspiring to get into the mid le class. the next president and the next congress will face a set of decisions on the economy, on deficits, on taxes, that will have a profound impact not only on the country we live in today, but the country that we pass on to our kids. and here's why you're so important, because what is holding us back, from meeting the challenges we face, is not the lack of big ideas, not the lack of technical solutions, just about every policy and proposal by now has been put on the table. everybody knows what the options are. what is holding us back is a stalemate in washington between two fundamentally different visions of which direction we should go. and new hampshire, this election is your chance to break the stalemate. this election is your chance to move this country forward, instead of seeing it go back wards. that's why i'm here. that's why i need y
this is not the usual washington chatter. there is a lot of that. but this, this is the defining issue of our time. this is a make or break moment for our middle class and folks aspiring to get into the mid le class. the next president and the next congress will face a set of decisions on the economy, on deficits, on taxes, that will have a profound impact not only on the country we live in today, but the country that we pass on to our kids. and here's why you're so important, because what is...
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it's the corporations that have occupied washington. we need to give the government back to the people. >> okay. that's what's inspired you to come up with that amendment. when we look at the supreme court, this is what you're alluding to with this proposed amendment. january 2010, corporations and unions, because of that decision by the supreme court, can use profits to pay for replied cal political ads. now, your amendment seeks to try to ban corporations specifically from givinging all of this cash as you have intimated. you did not include unions or nonprofits. why does that make sense there? >> well, the one thing that's clear to anyone, whether you've been protesting somewhere in the country or some of the seniors that i represent who can't believe that we have a government that looks to cut medicare and social security first instead of eliminating corporate tax breaks for oil companies, the one thing that's clear is that a for-profit corporation that was formed for the purpose of making money shouldn't be able to spend millions o
it's the corporations that have occupied washington. we need to give the government back to the people. >> okay. that's what's inspired you to come up with that amendment. when we look at the supreme court, this is what you're alluding to with this proposed amendment. january 2010, corporations and unions, because of that decision by the supreme court, can use profits to pay for replied cal political ads. now, your amendment seeks to try to ban corporations specifically from givinging all...
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talks about how he's going to shake things up in washington. how he's going to get rid of waste in a number of areas. be a change advocate, an outsider. that's the only thing that most of his supporters seem to care about. in terms of medical records, i would note that most of audience members when they walked away from the dr. oz despite the fact there wasn't a wealth of information there whatsoever. they came away feeling that donald trump was healthy despite his appearance and that's what the campaign people are working for them so they don't have a lot of incentive to release more information. >> if donald trump gets elected, he would be the oldest person elected in american political history. hillary clinton, 68 years old. so obviously, there is going to be some, perhaps, more scrutiny given to these two candidates given their age. have we spent too much time on this? >> i think we have to get to a certain point where we say, okay. enough is enough. we have the information we need. we can go on to other issues because from a medical perspe
talks about how he's going to shake things up in washington. how he's going to get rid of waste in a number of areas. be a change advocate, an outsider. that's the only thing that most of his supporters seem to care about. in terms of medical records, i would note that most of audience members when they walked away from the dr. oz despite the fact there wasn't a wealth of information there whatsoever. they came away feeling that donald trump was healthy despite his appearance and that's what...
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let's start here in washington. i'm hallie jackson, with me now is nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell who's with us. ryan noble, nbc news senior political editor mark murray, and julia ainsley is joins us as well. let me start with you, president biden in baltimore, set to take other trips this week, clearly meant to be a run up to the state of the union. he has a lot he wants to sell. he's also got some that's sort of a shadow hanging over him at this point. we mentioned the classified documents investigation. >> yes, this is the president, at least today, in a very comfortable familiar space, talking with amtrak behind him. and he has for so much of his career spent a lot of time riding back and forth between his delaware home and washington. and today talking about infrastructure and using over the next days, his emphasis on infrastructure as part of what he will talk about with the state of the union, and using the i-95 corridor, and trying to talk about the ways that policies that he has
let's start here in washington. i'm hallie jackson, with me now is nbc news senior white house correspondent kelly o'donnell who's with us. ryan noble, nbc news senior political editor mark murray, and julia ainsley is joins us as well. let me start with you, president biden in baltimore, set to take other trips this week, clearly meant to be a run up to the state of the union. he has a lot he wants to sell. he's also got some that's sort of a shadow hanging over him at this point. we mentioned...
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employees in the washington, d.c. area will be writing come together on every cup of coffee that they serve. starbucks ceo said on the company's blog, there moments in our lives where we have an opportunity to ignite tremendous positive change. remember the huge crowd on the national mall in d.c. from president obama's first inauguration? planners are not expecting anywhere near the same turn out for his second inauguration, january 21st. years ago hotels were at 98% capacity. this time around there is rooms up for grabs and you can get a decent rate. those are a few of the things we thought you should know. ♪ [ female announcer ] almost nothing can dampen a baby's mood, when he wakes up dry in pampers. unlike other diapers, pampers has 3 absorbent layers, for up to 12 hours of protection overnight, and more beautiful mornings. ♪ pampers. peaceful nights. playful days. starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can kee
employees in the washington, d.c. area will be writing come together on every cup of coffee that they serve. starbucks ceo said on the company's blog, there moments in our lives where we have an opportunity to ignite tremendous positive change. remember the huge crowd on the national mall in d.c. from president obama's first inauguration? planners are not expecting anywhere near the same turn out for his second inauguration, january 21st. years ago hotels were at 98% capacity. this time around...
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in washington, d.c. senate action on two voting rights bills including one named for georgia's own john lewis is expected to happen later tonight. we think we know the outcomes of these votes, but this morning the leaders of both parties gave impassioned defenses of their position. >> today the senate will need to prevent this factional frenzy from damaging our democracy, damaging the senate, and damaging our republic forever. >> so i urge my colleagues for the sake of our beautiful, wonderful democracy, for the sake of what the founding fathers called this noble experiment, take a stand and do everything, everything, everything you can to protect voting rights today, today in this chamber. >> my colleague leanne caldwell has the latest from capitol hill as the senate prepares to vote on a talking filibuster later today. and blayne alexander has stuck around. she's been following the georgia voting rights story for quite some time. leanne, let me start with you and sort of the choreography for today. we
in washington, d.c. senate action on two voting rights bills including one named for georgia's own john lewis is expected to happen later tonight. we think we know the outcomes of these votes, but this morning the leaders of both parties gave impassioned defenses of their position. >> today the senate will need to prevent this factional frenzy from damaging our democracy, damaging the senate, and damaging our republic forever. >> so i urge my colleagues for the sake of our...
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getting us out of washington and around the country, trying to bring people and jobs together. i think that if you look at the statistics, you know that so many of the people who are no longer being counted, people who have given up, dropped out of the process, so they're not being factored anymore. we want to bring those people back online, get those people back into the process because we want the numbers to be realistic and we also want to get people once again focused on an attitude of really looking for work and getting them together with people who can provide the work. so, i think this thing has a two-fold reason highlighting the unemployment, and also getting people back in our psyche, so to speak. we don't want them on the sidelines, out in the shadow, not actively looking for work. we want them back in the process. i think this is a good way to do it. now, i do believe that we've got to focus on main street. i think we have to look at little job creations. that's why i've been pushing so hard for my rural energy savings program because that will allow jobs to be creat
getting us out of washington and around the country, trying to bring people and jobs together. i think that if you look at the statistics, you know that so many of the people who are no longer being counted, people who have given up, dropped out of the process, so they're not being factored anymore. we want to bring those people back online, get those people back into the process because we want the numbers to be realistic and we also want to get people once again focused on an attitude of...
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now to washington, d.c. for "andrea mitchell reports". >> the big reveal, people in wheelchairs saying they rely on medicaid being hauled from a protest outside mitch mcconnell's office moments after mcconnell's see celt healcret h bill is revealed. >> the president said the senate bill needed heart. the way this bill cuts health care is heartless. the president said the house bill was mean. the senate bill may be meaner. >> obamacare is a disaster. it is dead. totally dead and we're putting in a plan today that is going to be negotiated. we would love to have some democrat support, but they're obstructionists, we won't get support, we won't get one no matter how good it is, we'll hopefully get something done, something with heart. >> coming up, our prognosis, brand-new polling from nbc news just out showing what most americans think. and where the votes now lie. plus, reaction from republicans, can the democrats peel off the three republican votes they need to stop this bill? >> i can't speak for the whole
now to washington, d.c. for "andrea mitchell reports". >> the big reveal, people in wheelchairs saying they rely on medicaid being hauled from a protest outside mitch mcconnell's office moments after mcconnell's see celt healcret h bill is revealed. >> the president said the senate bill needed heart. the way this bill cuts health care is heartless. the president said the house bill was mean. the senate bill may be meaner. >> obamacare is a disaster. it is dead....
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dozens were arrested in washington, d.c. now that the shut down is over, the president is pushing for immigration reform, but it's already getting ugly. the chair of the house subcommittee said it's a little disingenuous to treat the house as an irrelevant house of government and tomorrow you will need to push immigration reform. it doesn't work that way. let's bring in the friday gaggle, former obama white house hispanic media director luis miranda and jackie is you sin itch and chuck todd's cousin brad todd. let's start out with the issue of immigration. obviously the president is trying to make a pivot to this point right off the bat. is this achievable or being done for the political gains. a lot of them said if they don't get a deal, they will go after the gop. >> this is definitely achievable. there is never so much bipartisan support. they talk about labor and business being on the same page. there is no reason for immigration not to move forward. i think that boehner hopefully has given himself a little bit of space
dozens were arrested in washington, d.c. now that the shut down is over, the president is pushing for immigration reform, but it's already getting ugly. the chair of the house subcommittee said it's a little disingenuous to treat the house as an irrelevant house of government and tomorrow you will need to push immigration reform. it doesn't work that way. let's bring in the friday gaggle, former obama white house hispanic media director luis miranda and jackie is you sin itch and chuck todd's...
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he'll head back to washington in the wee hours of this morning. i want to bring back in josh lederman in scotland traveling with the president overseas. leigh ann caldwell is on capitol hill. you heard the president pretty directly address what's been happening on his domestic agenda. he's in scotland talking about climate. that's clear. we're going to get to josh for a second on that. there's another big question, though, about his domestic agenda back here at home. he is trying to project optimism on that front as well, even with a lot of questions about how this deal on his build back better agenda, that big social spending bill, will come together. the president when he was asked specifically by our own peter alexander, our chief white house correspondent, about his conversations with key senator democrat joe manchin, wouldn't get into specifics but he seemed confident that senator manchin would back this bill, would back this deal, depending on the details. those last four words say everything, right, because right now even some of those deta
he'll head back to washington in the wee hours of this morning. i want to bring back in josh lederman in scotland traveling with the president overseas. leigh ann caldwell is on capitol hill. you heard the president pretty directly address what's been happening on his domestic agenda. he's in scotland talking about climate. that's clear. we're going to get to josh for a second on that. there's another big question, though, about his domestic agenda back here at home. he is trying to project...